# CVE-2022-24954: Memory corruption in n/a

> A stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Reader and Editor allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious XFA form data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3w8-vh53-8rrp

## What is CVE-2022-24954?

CVE-2022-24954 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 11 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Foxit PDF Reader before 11.2.1 and Foxit PDF Editor before 11.2.1 have a Stack-Based Buffer Overflow related to XFA, for the 'subform colSpan="-2"' and 'draw colSpan="1"' substrings.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24954?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Foxit Pdf Editor, Foxit Pdf Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Editor

- [CVE-2022-28104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28104/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24955/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-91798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91798/): Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-91800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91800/): Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-91803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91803/): Security Vulnerability Report – Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater DLL Search Path Hijacking (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24954 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 11 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxit Pdf Editor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24954/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24954/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.